The ultimate guide to the best gluten-free Christmas food products for 2018

Christmas is a time of indulgence and tucking into delicious festive fare with our friends and loved ones. But sometimes the pressure to rustle up an impressive spread can take the fun out of the big day so we’ve rounded up a selection of the best gluten-free Christmas products you can find in UK supermarkets to help take the pressure off this year.

You can never have too much chocolate at Christmas if you ask us! Sprouts are a less popular choice during the festivities, but even children will love these chocolate truffles from Asda that are humorously wrapped to resemble Brussels sprouts.

Snacks

Vegan cheese company Violife has launched two Christmas cheese platters in supermarkets across the UK. The first dairy-free platter features Blu Wedge, Cranberry After Dinner and Mature Cheddar Flavor Block whilst the second contains Cranberry After Dinner, Block with Herbs and Smoked Flavor Block.

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a mince pie, and the supermarket chain has released a gluten-free variety to give those who can’t tolerate gluten a chance to indulge in this traditional treat. The mince pies are filled with vine fruits and cranberries, and as an added bonus are also dairy-free too.

Main Course & Sides

If you’re anything like us you’re a fan of eschewing tradition by adding Yorkshire puddings to your Christmas dinner menu, after all, why should these delicate morsels of deliciousness be reserved for Sunday roasts?!

These rich chestnut and bacon stuffing balls that will perfectly complement your Christmas dinner. Made from a mix of succulent outdoor bred British pork with chunky chestnuts, thyme, sage and parsley to create a delicious savoury treat.

6 stuffing portions wrapped in a rasher of dry-cured streaky bacon. The stuffing is made up of tender British pork sausagemeat mixed with orange marmalade, onion confit, sloe gin and cranberries topped with a crunchy almond crumble.

The fruit adds wonderful notes of sweetness, which balance beautifully with the savoury bacon and pork meat. A must-have with your Christmas lunch, that everyone will love.

British pork, chestnut, sweet roast onion & aromatic thyme stuffing, with a sunken fruity cranberry compote center finished with a crumble topping of honey glazed chestnuts. Garnished with cranberry and bay leaf and served in a Mason Cash dish which can be washed and used again. A delicious, moreish side to your special Christmas meal.

12 stuffing balls made from succulent British pork sausagemeat blended with butternut squash, chestnut mushrooms, spinach, thyme and parsley, with a dash of honey. These stuffing balls are perfectly portioned and full of winter flavours. They make a wonderful accompaniment to your special meal.

A colourful and visually stunning Christmas accompaniment, made with a combination of 3 flavoured sausages: savoury sage and spinach; sweet cranberry and beetroot; classic chestnut and apple, plaited into an appetising Christmas wreath shape. With a cranberry glaze to finish, this is a beautiful Christmas lunch side, or enjoy at any time over the festive period.

An easy to carve sweet cured gammon joint, incorporating modern flavour profiles of tamarind and pomegranate within the sauce to create a subtle sweet flavour. It’s a new twist on the traditional sugar-glazed gammon which works beautifully and is sure to intrigue and delight guests.

The joint is banded to form a paupiette which is easy to carve, and decorated with a rosemary garland – a pretty centrepiece on your table.

A deliciously sweet and savoury pork stuffing in an ovenproof terracotta pot. Serve upside-down to reveal a beautiful jewelled stuffing, decorated with apricots and a bay leaf. The glaze is tangy and sweet, complimenting the meaty stuffing, which is lightly flavoured with ginger, apricots and herbs.

Guinea fowl has a flavour somewhat similar to chicken or pheasant, with a slightly gamier taste. It works beautifully with the flavoursome stuffing with its touches of fruit, and it can be served with all your favourite roast trimmings.

This gluten-free Italian sweet bread made with sultanas, butter and candied orange peel is a staple at Christmas, and thankfully even those who avoid gluten can now enjoy this tasty tradition once again!

If you’re looking for an impressive Christmas cake then look no further than Waitrose’s gluten and dairy-free Christmas cake, which is studded with sultanas, raisins, cherries and dates to give it a wonderful texture with all the flavours of the holiday season.

If you fancy having a nibble on something Christmassy then be sure to try the Iced Fruit Cake Slices which feature sultanas, raisins, cherries and dates topped with a layer of marzipan icing. These scrummy slices are also dairy-free too!